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Antarctic ice shelf meltwater outflows in satellite radar imagery: ground-truthing and basal channel observations

Jakob S. Hamann, Thomas Arney, James D. Kirkham, Paul Wachter, and Karsten Gohl

We use Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite imagery to investigate meltwater presence along the Antarctic coastline, a possible method for monitoring ice shelf melting, capable of all-weather, day-and-night imaging.